Biology

Status: Declining. Local and usually coastal in the extreme south and east of England.RDB Category: VulnerableHabitat: Cracks and crevices, usually in clay soils or cliff bases but also on sandy or gravelly soils.Other notes: Dorsal surface flat and pubescent throughout. Antennae entirely pubescent, basal segment wider than the remainder. Tarsal claws not toothed. Head sparsely but very strongly punctured; strongly contracted behind the protruding eyes, which have a strong row of curved hairs behind. Elytra densely punctured, intervals flat; apices transversely truncate. Wings present.